Support for containers



-' E. WARREN SUPPORT FOR CONTAINERS Filed Sept, 29. 1928 Feb. 18, 1930.

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Patented Feb. 18, 1930 UNITED STATES ERNEST WARREN, on rEoRIA,ILLINOIS.y

SUPPORT FOR CONTAINERS Application led September 29, 1928. Serial110.302.3393,

This invention relates to container supporting mechanism.

One of the objects of the invention 1s 1n the provision of anintermediate support more particularly, milk cans, oil cans, and thelike.

Another object lies in the provision of a simple intermediate supportfor containers, which permits one container to be placed directly uponanother without the use of specially fashioned shelves or supportingmeans, thereby conserving space as well as providing an efHcient supportfor the containers.

Still another obj ect lies in theprovision of an intermediate supportfor containers which permit placement of one container upon another,said support comprising a metal strip fashioned in such manner as to becapable of ready placement upon the upper end of a container7 as well asto receive upon its opposite side in a suitable manner the bottom of asimilarly shaped containers.

Other objects will appear in the following specification taken inconnection with the annexed drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view ofmy intermediate container support;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the manner of intermediate placementin connection with containers;

Fig. 3 is a perspective showing;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Before referring to the drawings, it might be stated that the presentintermediate support for containers is devised primarily for usewherever it is desired that containers be stored and whereverconservation of space is essential. They have the further advantage ofpermitting containers to be disposed one upon another in such mannerthat the outer surfaces may be more readily observed than if disposedupon the ordinary stationary shelves.

These intermediate supports obviously are simple in construction and canbe manufactured ata minimum cost. They obviate the necessity of buildingstationaryshelves, or as a matter of fact, shelves of any sort and theyare readily transportable.

The intermediate container supporting members comprise an edge or frameportion 10, in the present instance shown as substantially rectangularto conform to the shape of the containers herein designated 13 and 14.This frame portion 10 is curved slightly in order to more readilyreceive both the lower and upper container. At the corners of the frame,and we might Vsay here that if the frame were round, at equidis'tantpoints thereon, are formed inturned lips 11 f and 12, 11 designating theupper lips and 12 the lower. These lips are formed by a stampingoperation and are actually a part of the frame 10. It is apparentthatthe lower lips are fashioned to seat upon the upper end of the container13 and that the upper lips are fashioned to receive the lower end ofcontainer 14. Y

The frame or edge 10 is of sufficient height to elevate the bottom ofthe upper container above the spout 15 and handle 16 thereon. It isapparent that these containers might readily be made in different shapesand sizes. However, it is also obvious that irrespective of shape orsize, the main idea is to support one containerabove the other by aframe member having flared edges and the inturning of plural lipmembers.

Of course the use of these intermediate supports could be multiplied insuch manner that many rows of containers could be placed readily oneupon the other.

What I claim is:

1. An intermediate container support comprising a. frame member flaredoutwardly at its upper and lower edges, a plurality of pairs of lipst-urned inwardly from the frame, the same being so arranged, as topermit placeoov ment of the intermediate support upon the upper end ofone container and in a position to receive thereabove a second containerthereupon. i

2. An intermediate container support comprising a frame portion shapedto conform to the containers which it is adapted to supi 1 port, theframe-having plural lip members 1 inturned at points ad3acent both its`upper and lower edges, said lips being -so arranged as to permitplacement of the intermediate 5' 5 support yupon the upper end of onecontainer Y xed my'signature. .w10y K Y i and to receive securelyanother Container..

thereupon.`

In test1 whereof, Iv baile hereunto afi ERNEST WARREN.

